約定俗成

See also: 约定俗成

Chinese

		to agree on	custom; practice; habit	to form
trad. (約定俗成)		約定	俗	成
simp. (约定俗成)		约定	俗	成

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yuēdìngsúchéng

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄝㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄙㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): joek³ ding⁶ zuk⁶ sing⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yuēdìngsúchéng
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄝㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄙㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iuedinqswucherng
  - IPA ^(key): /y̯œ⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵¹ su³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: joek³ ding⁶ zuk⁶ sing⁴
  - Yale: yeuk dihng juhk sìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: joek⁸ ding⁶ dzuk⁹ sing⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yêg³ ding⁶ zug⁶ xing⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jœ̽ːk̚³ tɪŋ²² t͡sʊk̚² sɪŋ²¹/

Adjective

約定俗成

(idiomatic) conventional; customary; socially fixed; having an unwritten law
元宵節賞花燈是約定俗成的習俗。 [MSC, trad.]
元宵节赏花灯是约定俗成的习俗。 [MSC, simp.]
Yuánxiāojié shǎng huādēng shì yuēdìngsúchéng de xísú. [Pinyin]
It is customary to put up lanterns during the Lantern Festival.

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